Crews were called out to Sherburn in Elmet, near Selby, at around 6.25pm when the bonfire began to spread dangerously.

A North Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said: "Crews from Tadcaster and Selby have been called to a garden bonfire which spread to garden furniture, a garden fence and the exterior of a neighbours garage. The fire also spread to a second neighbour's fence and garage."

He said crews had used breathing apparatus, hose reel jets, a thermal imaging camera and lighting while tackling the fire.